Malnutrition reaches precarious levels in Gaza Strip

Two NGOs spoke out on Wednesday about the dire levels of malnutrition in the Gaza Strip.

 Action Against Hunger and Doctors of the World documented that there was a 700 percent increase in malnutrition cases in July compared to October 2023.

And now the situation is far graver. Vincent Stehli, the director of operations at Action Against Hunger, said the NGO’s teams treated between 300 and 400 children under the age of five in September. A few months ago, he said, the number of cases was under 100.

Stehli, who recently returned from Gaza, said: “I saw a seven-year-old child who weighed only 6.5kg”.

The UN has declared a state of famine in Gaza, which has been under an Israeli blockade of food, water and humanitarian aid. A UN report found that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza.